Erasing Criminal Records Lets Trafficking Victims Rebuild By
Sarah Martinson | February 7, 2021, 8:02 PM EST
Most criminal record relief laws for trafficking victims only cover prostitution or sex-related crimes, but victims are also commonly arrested for drug possession and theft while being trafficked. (Robert Nickelsberg/Getty Images)
Theresa Leonard-Rozyn s mother left her at a hospital in Waterbury, Connecticut, after she was born and didn t reappear until more than five years later. That was when her mother, who was a drug addict, regained custody of her and started selling her to men for sex.
Those convictions were preventing me from living in victory.
Human trafficking busts net many arrests, but convictions prove to be more challenging
Ten days out from the Super Bowl, Tampa Bay law enforcement agencies are preparing to police the shadows â crime hidden from the glow of the game day lights. Their goal: preventing the expected influx of human trafficking, women and children sold for sex.
and last updated 2021-01-30 10:59:01-05
Ten days out from the Super Bowl, Tampa Bay law enforcement agencies are preparing to police the shadows â crime hidden from the glow of the game day lights. Their goal: preventing the expected influx of human trafficking, women and children sold for sex.